Key Facts
- Lando Norris received a five-second penalty during the 2025 Canadian GP but escaped a grid drop for the next race.
- Race stewards explained the penalty was given as Norris was classified in the race despite crashing and believed it had no immediate and obvious sporting consequence.
- Lando Norris apologized to teammate Oscar Piastri and the team for breaking the one team rule by engaging in the incident.
- Norris reflected that he should not have attempted the risky move and acknowledged the team’s number one rule of not making contact with a teammate.
- Following the crash, Norris lost 10 points from the race and now trails Piastri by 22 points in the driver’s championship.
- Max Verstappen and George Russell agreed there was no real gap for Norris in his battle with teammate Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix.
- George Russell claimed his first victory of the year in Canada, with Verstappen finishing second and Russell’s teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli taking third.
- Red Bull protested the race result accusing Russell of erratic driving behind the Safety Car and dropping too far behind the pace car, but the protest was rejected and Russell’s victory was ratified.
Red Bull responded by protesting the race result by accusing Russell of driving erratically behind the Safety Car as well as dropping too far behind the pace car. However, Red Bull’s protest was rejected with Russell’s fourth career victory eventually ratified hours after the race.
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McLaren driver Lando Norris was given a five-second penalty during the 2025 and managed to escape a grid drop for the next race.
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Key Stats at a Glance
Points lost by Norris
10 points
Norris trailing Piastri in championship
22 points